I lost 155 pounds, and I learned more than a few things that keep me fit, active, healthy, and geeky. The most important lesson, though, is this: Diets don’t work. Lifestyle changes do.
Weight Loss
What Do You Need to Start Running? – (Geek Fitness Health Hacks – 003)
What do you really need to start running? A couple of feet and a pair of shoes that don’t hurt them!
The Best Sweet Potato Recipe Ever: Twice-Baked with Cheesy Jalapenos
Whether you love them or hate them, this is the best sweet potato recipe I have ever eaten, and it may just make a convert out of you.
Watching Over You in the Overwatch Open Beta
I've been playing a ton of the Overwatch beta this week. I'd played a couple of the previous beta weekends, and even though I don't like first-person shooter games, this one has really grabbed my attention. That's probably because I can play a support character (i.e....
No one has ever said “I got so fat from eating too many fruits and vegetables.”
If you’re snacking and you want to just binge eat until you are 100% ready to pop, make sure you’re doing it with fruits and veggies, not candies, cookies, or cakes.
Summer Fun Runs
Running is much more fun without a plan
Working Out Shouldn’t Feel Like Work
Going to the gym shouldn’t be a punishment. Find your fun to stick with fitness. When you do, working out won’t feel like work at all.
#Geekspiration from Jean-Luc Picard: “Make It So”
There are few fitness lessons as important as the one you can learn from Captain Jean-Luc Picard: make it so.
The “Run Walk Run” Method Isn’t Just For Beginners
Yes, real runners take walk breaks. Walking and running use completely different muscles.
What “Being Active” Really Means
Being active has nothing to do with exercise. It’s about moving around when you wouldn’t ordinarily be moving around.